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By Seeing The Best In Each Other

 

Welcome to Green Light Conversations, a radically fresh approach to human relationships.  We offer a new kind of communication training that brings out the best in us all.

Using mindfulness and other contemplative techniques, our programs are not limited to skill building.  They go to the very root of our understanding of what relationship is all about.

The key to happiness in our homes, in our workplaces and in our communities is one and the same:  caring for each other.  This apparently simple truth is easier said than done.  The mission of Green Light Conversations is to offer you the training, support and the right kind of guidance to accomplish this intention.

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The Book Is Launched!  Five star review for The Five Keys:

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New Review of The Five Keys To Mindful Communication
By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

The Five Keys to Mindful Communication
Using Deep Listening and Mindful Speech to Strengthen Relationships, Heal Conflicts and Accomplish Your Goals
Susan Gillis Chapman
Shambhala Books 04/12 Paperback $15.95
ISBN: 9781590309414

Susan Gillis Chapman is a marriage and family therapist who has been studying mindfulness meditation for more than 30 years. She is founder of Green Light Communication and on the faculty of Karuna Institute in Cologne, Germany. In this engaging work, Chapman explores the importance of communication and conversations in our world. She upholds a we-first perspective to replace a narcissistic me-first attitude in our relationships with others. It is the me-first approach that lies behind our culture of mistrust and the rampant social problems of greed, corruption, and aggression.

In her mindful-communication workshops, Chapman teaches about communication that is closed (red light), open (green light), and somewhere-in-between (yellow light). She then puts the spotlight on the five essential elements of mindful communication:

• Mindful Presence (awake body, tender heart, open mind)
• Mindful Listening (encouragement)
• Mindful Speech (gentleness)
• Mindful Relationships (unconditional friendliness)
• Mindful Responses (playfulness)

Given the lack of conversations in a culture fast becoming more and more obsessed with texting and emails, this is a very timely book which paves the way for a more hopeful future where people will seek out fresh avenues of dialogue. We were impressed with Chapman’s takes on learning to rest in the present moment, taking delight in the pleasures of deep listening, refraining from harming others with our words, and affirming unconditional friendliness as a fulfilling path of intimacy.

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by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Book orders:

http://www.shambhala.com/the-five-keys-to-mindful-communication.html

Click to hear interviews with Susan about The Five Keys to Mindful Communication

 

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 Alone together: The Seasons of Mindful Relationship 

Learn about The Three Lights in Susan’s article in the Shambhala Sun’s Mindful Living insert.